Research Article

Evaluation of Minnesota Score in the Allocation of Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation During Resource Scarcity

Table 1

Demographics and comorbidities of patients treated with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome with and without COVID-19.

CharacteristicAll patients n = 124Without COVID-19 n = 77With COVID-19 n = 47 value

Age, median (IQR)48 (38–57)43 (34–57)53 (46–57)0.006
Sex, n (%)Male91 (73)51 (66)40 (85)0.014

Race, n (%)American Indian3 (2)2 (3)1 (2)<0.001
Asian8 (6)3 (4)5 (11)
Black21 (17)10 (13)11 (49)
White, Hispanic20 (16)4 (5)16 (34)
White, non-Hispanic66 (53)52 (68)14 (30)
BMI, mean (SD)31 (7)31 (7)32 (6)0.86

Comorbidity, n (%)Obesity68 (55)42 (55)26 (55)0.93
Tobacco use52 (42)44 (57)8 (17)<0.001
Hypertension42 (34)23 (30)19 (40)0.22
Diabetes mellitus30 (24)13 (17)17 (36)0.02
Hyperlipidemia28 (23)16 (21)12 (26)0.54
Asthma13 (10)10 (13)3 (6)0.24
COPD12 (10)10 (13)2 (4)0.11
Coronary artery disease10 (8)7 (9)3 (6)0.59
Chronic kidney disease9 (7)5 (6)4 (9)0.67
SOFA, mean (SD)8 (3)9 (3)7 (2)<0.001
RESP, mean (SD)2.2 (3.1)2.2 (3.0)2.2 (3.3)0.98

Disposition, n (%)Home15 (14)12 (17)3 (7)0.12
Rehabilitation48 (43)31 (45)17 (40)0.65
In-hospital mortality, n (%)47 (38)29 (38)18 (38)0.94

SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment score; RESP, respiratory ECMO survival prediction score; BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. .